At 69 yrs. young and same as you. Just starting to plan out a place in the House for a setup. KC9RWE Muncie, Ind. (Home of Rocky the Squirrel and Bull Winkle the Mouse. If you ever watched the Cartoon when we were young, the was the Beginning of the Show "Flying High Over Muncie, Indiana"...... Showing my Age....

We know what your mean. I love his videos. My first go to on radio info. He's been on radio since i was born. Always listen and learn from our Elders. 73 KI5CNL

@Birdman Don't mix it up! Haha but he seriously has that voice. I see that with a lot of great HAM's but for whatever reason I never expect his voice to sound so radio! Several HAM's I know are like that.

This is my first time here, and that is EXACTLY the first thing I thought also! I just love Radio♡♡♡ 🤜👍🤛

Well hes been doing it for 50 years so yeah he sounds good

Go check out the Distant Signal KZfaq channel. Danny Harman is the best

Hi Jim.... Brand new Ham here (Never even talked with anyone) on my Baofeng HandHelp portable unit. KI7IIQ (Kilo India 7 India India Quebec) I am outside of Eugene, Or. Thanks for the Video and Info....Glad you are OK...Take it easy and get your Health back !

I hope you get better soon. Stay positive! I enjoy your videos

Hi Jim, I just received my ticket as well. Thanks for all your videos they have helped me a lot. Take it easy, get better, take care, and God Bless. Kel- KD9HLD

Jim W6LG feel better Jim. 73

Best wishes, and I hope you feel better soon. On another note, I just got my tech license two weeks ago(KM6GNZ), and your videos have been very helpful. Get well soon!

Wow Tom, thanks! That is very generous. We move from here, after 38 years, to the new QTH a week from now. Friday to Monday are the moving days. I am to the point where I can't lift anything. I over did it over the last 9 months of getting ready. There is a 3 car gar and I will have about 40% partitioned for my KZfaq and shack. We will need to insulate the walls and do some sound proofing. Install a heater/ac unit in the interior partition. What I did here was to stagger studs. Every other stud is the outside wall and the other studs are the inside all with insulation woven. I am not sure what kind of wallboard to use. Gypsum is typical. I also have to put wiring in place first for equipment and then the amplifiers. The new location is a terrible ham radio site. So, much of my new videos will deal with antenna restrictions and how to get out from a hole. Nice to hear from you Tom. 73, Jim

@@ham-radio I know everyone of your subscribers will be wishing you every success with your move and good health in the coming months and years and we'll certainly be look forward with huge interest to seeing you put together the new station, I took great inspiration from one of your previous videos when putting together my station here! I can't help feeling that from the upheaval will come a brilliant opertunity to make more fantastic videos I wonder if there would be any merit in using foil backed gypsum wallboard when constructing your new radio room? apart from greater thermal efficiency I wonder if it would offer shielding from RFI in a built up area? Antenna-wise a 6 band 2 element Hexbeam at around 30ft seems to offer the best "bang for buck" for those with a modest amount of space. Good luck Jim hope all goes smoothly. 73, Tom G2NV

God i miss radio shack so much. I would always go there all the time

Thank you. I had to go to the emergency room right after I finished that video. Looks like I might be wearing a heart monitor for 30 days as a result. As conditions on the air improve over the next 4 years, I hope to work guys in the UK again. A lot of my DNA goes back to the UK. 73, Jim Heath

Lol. I've been thinking about getting back into it too been out the game 15 years

Forgetting is not the only problem, changes in technology are also factors. I have been licensed since the '70's and have never let it expire, but upgrades can bring in new issues. For example, when I upgraded to Extra I found that the questions on television receivers were all about flat screens, there was nothing on the test about CRTs. I am sure that there is other new stuff that I have never heard of. The only way I got through the exam with a score of 100% was because I studied with the ARRL License Manual. That thing is GREAT! Maybe I should look at the current version of the manual, just to keep up.

Glad you enjoyed it! Regards from Jim in Rocklin CA

Thanks for the very generous review. I hope to hear you on 20 meters sometime soon. 73, Jim

Im new too i figured it was useful info, idk what cq is lol

Me too!

polishpicl he doesnt like polish people

That's great. BUT, 10 meters is not going to be good for many years. Work towards the General and Extra. Plan on operating mobile on 20 meter and 40 meters. You may be pretty lonely on 10 meters. We're lucky to have guys like you join our ranks. Thanks! 73, Jim

Excellent! Congratulations. Now work towards the Extra. Aim for HF if you can. 73, Jim

@Hermann Goering Can you explain why he is wrong?

@@johndoby ....That's just a copy of the Wikipedia explanation....and we know how accurate those *always* are, don't we?? LOL My family is from Quebec, and I was raised speaking French (began learning English in kindergarten, back in 1957!). 'C'est qui' translates literally to 'It's who?,' or 'This is who?' I don't know the real derivation of CQ, but Wikipedia's French-derived 'tale' of explanation seems to be a real stretch, at best.....just retelling a radio fairy tale, for my money!

@@normjacques6853 Thanks for the information. I was wondering if Hermann Goering had some factual information to explain the origin or if he was just being disagreeable. Doesn't seem like that far of a stretch to me that "C'est qui" could be the origin. Sounds to me like no one knows for certain, which mean's it will likely remain that way. There's a good discussion about it here: www.eham.net/articles/10338

I always thought it was from the word sécurité, and somehow got lost in translation the same way names would be changed to something vaguely similar on Ellis island. I believe sécurité is a call used on French boats to tell people to listen up for an important message. Any insight?

French is the language of international postage pre 50s. Sécurité means safety, or pay attention. CQ sounds like the first 2 syllables, and was adopted to carry that meaning. Important to note, the abbreviation could have been anything, but they choose something to jog the memory, because who can remember French anyway?

what was so funny that you managed to 'laugh out loud' ? maybe sit down with the manual and read it before you connect it up ??

Lastly, no one said I’ve ever “connected up” my radio!! I haven’t even taken it out the box for that matter!! But I’d be damn glad to fuck you off, if you’d stop wolfin and use my call sign to come visit me!!

@@fineartonfire_5327 I don't know why people comment these comments. Anyway, welcome to the hobby! Hope to meet you on the air! 73 de W0AAE

Ham Radio Essentials...they don’t bother me. I just roast em and make them look as stupid as they are. Thank ya much! I’ve had an illness in the family and that’s kept me biz. But once I’m back settled down, I’ll break out the radio and do more with it.

@@fineartonfire_5327 I'll see you on the bands! 73 de W0AAE

Was it easy?

I be very happy with a few less...50K. Thanks from Jim in CA

Paw95 that's so weird because I talk lots of cb here in austin tx and my radio is full of static and hill billys trying to out talk each other.

Paw95 Most cb's are weak receivers and the antennas are poor so most users cant hear someone 10 miles away so people alway talk over everyone else. You can DX on cb but the popular channels are typically flooded. You'd basically need at least a quad or a beam of some type to do so reliably. Also that pesky 4 watt limitation makes it harder. (although most ignore that)

Hi CQ CQ CQ FROM TIJUANA MÉXICO CQ CQ CQ FRIENDS😁

I remember hearing my first BY1 and being very happy. Nice to hear from you ttakila! It is hot here. The temperature is about 40c with humidity at just 15%. If you look at my most recent video, you will see my new QTH. I now have a good location for path to BY, JA, UA0. Take care Mr. Lee and again, nice to hear from you my friend. 73, Jim W6LG

When Districts were first created, the 6th district I think included AZ and NV. There was no Zero district in the beginning. When Zero was added, 6 district became just CA. I think I have that correct. I am in Placer County now and for the duration. Congratulations on the Tech License. Go all the way to Extra. It is worth the effort. Thanks and 73, Jim W6LG

He is indeed. And yesterday I met a guy who won the Bronze Star a few years ago. It was an honor to have a QSO with a hero. There are many amazing ham radio operators with interesting stories. 73, Jim W6LG

Luis Hernandez. That sounds like you had a lot of FUN with a Cobra CB. I bet it was pretty cool getting Post Cards from other country's, that's a cool collection, more exciting than collecting Baseball Cards lol😄 👍

Frank Pryor you right brother...by that time I don't speak English so was difficult to have conversations with the American, but most of the time I communicate with central and south America and Spain too.. I thinking to buy good equipment to start talking in the CB band and under too... Thanks for the comments

hola Luis soy de Mayaguez y vivo en NY , 2 metros estan bien aqui hay muchos repetidores aunque 6 m y 10 m te van a gustar , consigue tus letras y nos comunicamos, 73 WP3VU .

almost the same story here Luis...broadcasted 4watts with a 23channel am cb and a 30 bigstick groundplane….I talked down south often when the "skip" was right...talked as far as Jamaica a few times....im in central Oklahoma...I was around12 to 14 also....it was awesome...I just got my first 2meter rig at a pawn shop...I guess I better get my license now....whiskey 6 is awesome..ty Sir

Luis López no tengo nada de equipo...tengo q empezar desde 0 otra vez pa ponerme al día...saludos brother

Great to hear that August. Thanks very much for writing. 73, Jim

Hi Mike, Thanks for the props. Nice to hear from you. A video that I have been thinking about doing is...."the Art of the QSO". If you call a station that has a pileup, he very likely just wants to give a report and move one. In fact, all of the reports may be 5x9, 73. I recommend that you find someone calling CQ or that you call CQ. Ask questions as a way to get into a conversation. You should be relatively brief when transmitting and be understanding of the other station's sometimes long winded answers. A lot of guys that I talk with have restored old equipment. So, there are lots of guys doing some kind of restoration or building. Many have built antenna to fit their situation. Stations that break into a conversation just for the sake of talking can be annoying. I do not recommend the use of break or break break. I also don't recommend the use of contact except for nets. Again, be engaging. Express some interest in what the other guy is doing. You'll find there are a lot of guys who are interesting to talk with and they have a story. Also, let's try to call Amateur Radio, a licensed radio service. It is technically, not a hobby. We are licensed Amateur Radio Operators under Part 97; as you know. Thanks for writing. Don't become discouraged. I am on 20 meters following the gray line for DX and talking with new guys in the afternoon if I have time. I would be happy to talk with you sometime. Thanks, Jim W6LG

In Farms On The Air we exchange weather reports and farm districts. No signal report because you can either here the other station or you can't. FOTA is not in the USA yet :-)

Never heard of FOTA. Sounds like it will be here soon. We do have farmers here in the mountains. 73, Jim

Jim W6LG It's coming. Slowly. It's all about getting people in touch with their food and fibre. There is a range of activators and also chasers. Everything from a winery to a mushroom farm and from a large cattle station(ranch) to a dairy farm. Anything agricultural and Primary Industry. It runs a long the lines of WWFF and SOTA with an emphasis on food, fibre, agriculture and all things farm. Where does your food come from ? :-) 7 3

I am an radio/network in the USN, more sand then anything but this is a cool channel. I was thinking the same about DE...NJS.

@@nicky407 DE means from in french... It was used because DE has a lot less key presses than FROM

I was 31C Radio/RATT in US Army. DE - this is, BT - Break, K- over, AR - out, are some I remember. In a military setting (personally- Desert Storm, using AM SSB RATT equipment from Vietnam-era), using 'shorthand' like this gets you off the air quicker; since the longer your transmission, the quicker you died.

Yes Sir that was the the way we were all taught, From USASTRATCOM PhuLam V.N,

Thanks Joel. Please do subscribe and give a thumb up or down. KZfaq keeps track of those things. I am really working hard to get to produce a lot more videos of things that should be interesting. 73, Jim

CQ means "all stations" it does not mean seek you

MR.Chickennuget 360 PROVE IT LETS SEE IT.

@@MrChickennugget360 man got a 1x2 call sign...bet he been at this a day or two

Tijuana cq cq cq Tijuana

​@DUSTY it's a Vannity cs

Very good. If it were me, I would add, ".....and LA8PV listening". I like to give my call without the phonetics. That is just a preference for me and not necessary. Giving the callsign so it is understood is very important. I try to keep in mind that it is possible that someone thousands of miles away is trying to copy my callsign. I hope to hear you soon on 20 meters over the North Pole. Thanks for your advice! 73, Jim

Jim W6LG Dear Sir, An Additional Comment : 1) During a CQ call, if one is to change from spelling phonetically to simply saying the letters of the call sign then this can add to confusion as the listener's brain has to switch from one kind of listening to the next which can create confusion. This is akin to changing the phonetic alphabet as some users do so when they attempt to give their call sign to a station who has not heard it right. EG Oscar to Ocean and Alpha to Apple. In other words, change creates confusion. I believe consistency is the key to efficiency, clarity and being understood. Making a person's brain change from one line of consistency to another is fraught with the possibilities of not being understood and the contact taking longer than necessary. To iterate, changing from said phonetics to saying letters and numbers during a CQ opens up the chance of confusion as the other station's brain has to change system. The above is made even harder when phonetics are changed from the standard during the call as well. It's something to be avoided. Consistency is key. 2) If you dissect my CQ call above piece by piece in a linear fashion and then imagine you are the station scrolling around the band with the VFO, Does it not stand to reason that no matter where you first caught my CQ call during its length, that there is a good chance that you have gleaned that it is a CQ call ? Further to this, I would also put it to all the good folks out there that no matter when they came across my call it is easy to decipher as only the pertinent and salient info is in my call and is likely to stop a person scrolling. It's an easy exercise to perform. Simply start reading my above CQ call from any place in the sentence and see whether you can tell it's something of interest. 3) You have a good video and excellent presentation of the subject. There is many ways to do it right and amateurs can get away with just about anything these days. There's a dozen good ways to do a CQ call and still stay within the realms of good practice and International Radio Etiquette. Yes, I have had the benefit of being a professional operator and I will conclude with the following : "There's nothing wrong with sounding professional on amateur radio - it'll get you more contacts" As Ted Nugent says "be the best that you can" Each to their own and happy DX :-) 7 3

well, I do exactly that with one more repeat, like you do it 2 times I do it 3... but maybe I should switch to 2 and to it more often... I read your comment on switching alphabets, good point! I used to say "This is VK2FJTA, this is Victor Kilo 2 Fox Juliet Tango Alpha, this is VK2FJTA calling CQ and standing by over?" I might change that to just plain phonetics! Especially the 4 letters callsign is confusing people most of the time...

Thanks Ade! 73, Jim W6LG

Jonathan, I was amazed by your photography. You are a very good artist. Thank you for some great photos!! 73, Jim

MOHBR Ken W. Sessions covers this point in his book "How to be a ham" "In amateur radio usage, a CQ call can be qualified by appending more letters, as in CQ DX (meaning "calling all stations located in a different continent to the caller"), or the ITU call sign prefix for a particular country (e.g. CQ VK for "calling Australia")." We all have different needs but this is about good clear communication to ensure that everyone can participate in a way that meets the needs of both parties.

I respect your opinion and have a valid point the way you see things. However, I can talk to stations stateside any time, any day of the week 24/7. There are times when I am looking for dx only with North America wiping out all of EU happening all the time. Hence, CQDX. I have heard 4x6tt multiple times rebuke the stations in EU continuing to call him when he clearly stated he was looking for North America. If he didn't take calls specifically from NA I would never have made the contact as there is no way to punch thru all of EU pouring in on him. He said to them; I can work them anytime on a wet spaghetti noodle." Paraphrasing of course. So, I completely and respectfully disagree with you. In a nutshell, call who you want, whenever you want. It's called freedom and individuality and without it the hobby would be filled with nothing but clones! Steve k1gmm

that is another thing that drove me away from the hobby, people telling you how to do something even tho the way you liked doing it was not against rules and then the repeater politics was unreal, if you wanted to install a repeater it was about who you knew not what you knew

@@sharonjuniorchess Chris---Thank you for your reply to Bill N2CQR. I feel exactly the same way as you. It is nothing personal if someone wants to call " CQ DX" or other kind of directed CQ call. He may be chasing that last QSO from Germany that takes him to finally getting his "Worked All Countries" award. You never know. It's nothing personal. He simply leans toward getting that European or African or South American contact. Listen a bit and he may tire of the DX Calls and that is your clue to move up a few KC. and put out your own CQ.......maybe he'll return your call! /// Earle, WB3EFE

Thanks Sir.

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Thank you Robert. Yes, old and sometimes tired, but I will do my best. Your new idea about a Series is excellent. I'll be thinking about how to do that. Ham Radio Basics----The Series! Thanks & 73 Jim

It did

CQ is known as Calling, or attention calling, sounds like seek you, so often termed as seek you or calling, but how can you 'seek you' to DX when you don't know who you are aiming it at ?

@@sammarkey672 yeah, if you call 4:35 the start of the video.

Shut up or put up.

Hi Mark, did You receive all the infos that You were looking for?

Very true. Ah, VE has many better ideas about how to help their citizens. We should learn from our neighbors to the North. 73, Jim

@@ham-radio My wife ran from there--it is NOT good in Canada --yes, they are communists --California and its liberals are not much better-- at all. MAGA, and he is.

marijumanji it's like CB on steroids but with more rules

Good luck on the exam. The websites that have practice exams should help. Plan on going for the Extra Class License. Have fun at whatever you do and do volunteer for community service. Thanks, Jim W6LG

Very kind of you to write. Thank you. Tonight I am uploading a video on converting a computer power supply. I hope you enjoy that one too. 73, Jim

I appreciate that! That is especially true now. You can see some of my more recent videos about how I am recovering from some really bad illness. I hope to be QRV soon. Thanks Viktor. It was very kind of you to write to me. 73, your friend Jim in CA

@Jim W6LG thank you Jim..